Onesies, the No1 fashion disaster

IT became a must-have craze but the onesie has been condemned as the biggest fashion disaster of the year.

The all-in-one tracksuits used to be worn by children as pyjamas and by those in cold climates.

But they turned into a shopping must after chart stars Justin Bieber, Rhianna and X Factor’s Rylan Clark were pictured wearing one.

Now the often garish garments have been given the thumbs-down after a large majority voted them the worst fashion faux pas of 2012.

In a survey, 1,657 consumers were asked: “What would you regard as your least favourite fashion trend over the past year?”

Two-thirds of those questioned plumped for the onesie.

When asked why, nearly half said it was because they looked “ridiculous”, while a third said they thought they shouldn’t be worn out of bed.

It seems that following fashion trends doesn’t necessarily do good things for your image

George Charles of website VoucherCodesPro.co.uk

However, 28 per cent of those polled admitted they owned a onesie – and 56 per cent said they often wore items of clothing that were in fashion but didn’t like to look “cool”. Nearly a third admitted they would wear something they thought looked stupid if their favourite celebrity was seen in it.

Second in the poll of fashion disasters were male Ugg boots, as worn by Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, with 61 per cent voting them to be the biggest wardrobe washout of the year.

This was because they thought the fur-lined boots looked “too feminine” on men.

Wide-peaked caps, as worn by rapper Jay-Z, came third with 57 per cent followed by men’s low cut v-neck T-shirts (53 per cent) and denim shirts (49 per cent).

George Charles of website VoucherCodesPro.co.uk, which commissioned the survey, said: “It seems that following fashion trends doesn’t necessarily do good things for your image.

“Our poll suggests that the gasps of awe you were expecting are more likely to be gasps of stifled laughter. There seems to be a tendency to follow celebrity fashion trends no matter what they look like.

“Some items, such as male Ugg boots, have been around for a while, yet they are still popular despite people finding them questionable in a fashion sense.”